Edwards Applauds Award of Proposition 12 Funds for I-35 Improvements in McLennan, Hill, and Bell Counties

November, 23 2009

(WASHINGTON, DC) - U.S. Representative Chet Edwards released the following statement after the Texas Transportation Commission today formally approved use of Proposition 12 bond revenue to pay for improvements to I 35 in Hill...

Edwards Criticizes House for Not Paying for Physician Bill That Adds $210 Billion to National Debt

November, 19 2009

(Washington, DC) - U.S. Representative Chet Edwards today voted against H.R. 3961, a physician payment bill, after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office determined it would add $210 billion to the national debt over the...

Edwards Opposes House Health Care Reform Bill

November, 7 2009

Listen to Chet Edward's Statement HERE   (Washington, D.C.) -U.S. Representative Chet Edwards today announced he will vote against HR 3962, the House version of health care reform legislation, and released th...

Edwards Leads U.S. House in Honoring Fort Hood Soldiers and Families

November, 6 2009

    (Washington, D.C.) - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives brought to the floor House Resolution 895, a resolution honoring Fort Hood soldiers and their families in the wake of Thursday's tragic shooting....

CHET EDWARDS STATEMENT ON FT. HOOD SHOOTING

November, 5 2009

(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Representative Chet Edwards, who represented Fort Hood through three combat deployments from 1991 to 2004, released the following statement:  "The soldiers and families of Fort Hood have served our ...

Gold Medal of Remembrance Ceremony—Ft Hood

August, 17 2009

General and Mrs. Lynch, Congressman and Mrs. Carter, Ft. Hood soldiers and families, and to all the heroes we honor: Good morning and may God bless each of you here today. In the 14 years I had the privilege to represent Ft...

Edwards Joins VA Secretary Shinseki to Announce National Call Center Coming to Waco

August, 12 2009

Edwards Joins VA Secretary Shinseki to Announce National Call Center Coming to Waco Facility Will Create 224 Local Jobs & Help Veterans Nationwide Fill Prescriptions (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Representative Chet Edwards...

Congressman Chet Edwards - Welcome for Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at Army Caucus

July, 22 2009

When I first met Bob Gates, he had the best job in the world-President of Texas A&M University. It was a job he loved, and a job in which he was truly beloved by my fellow Aggies. He gave up the best job to serve in one o...

Congressman Chet Edwards - Lorena Post Office Dedication Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry Post Office Building

April, 6 2009

To the Fry family, Postmaster Heffner and Distinguished Guests: It is a humbling honor for me to be here with you. Today, we pay tribute to the life of a true American hero, Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry, a loving husband ...

Congressman Chet Edwards Floor Statement in Support of SCHIP Reauthorization

January, 14 2009

  January 14, 2009 Madam Speaker: On Monday, two days ago, I was visiting in a rural newspaper office in Glen Rose, Texas, in my district. I was discussing the Children’s Health Insurance program when one of the employees ...

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